August 28, 2003 --
On Monday, September 8, 2003 at 7:15 p.m. in the Performance Center of Mason
Hall on the JSU campus, the Calhoun County Civic Chorale will begin
rehearsals for its fall season. They will be joining forces with the JSU A
Cappella Choir to perform the Christmas portion of George Friedrich Handel's
Messiah. The Chorale consists of area community members as well as JSU
students and faculty, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Corbin, JSU
Director of Choral Activities.
The September 8th rehearsal is a "New Member Open House". Community members
may come and participate in the rehearsal to see what the Chorale is like
without further obligation. Participating singers should have voices that
are able to blend with others and should have some experience reading music.
The Calhoun County Civic Chorale is one of five choral ensembles of the
Jacksonville State University Music Department. Each season the Chorale
performs a major choral work, often with orchestra. Some of their past
repertoire includes The Christmas Oratorio, by Camille Saint-Saens, the
Fauré Requiem, the Duruflé Requiem, Mozart's Coronation Mass, and Benjamin
Britten's Ceremony of Carols. For further information about the Chorale or
any other JSU choral ensemble, please contact Dr. Corbin in the Choral
Activities office, (256) 782-5544.
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